Check if your TNS_ADMIN environment variable is set, if it is, check there for a listener.ora file. once you found it, just delete the password entry keyword hope that helps, Stef > Hi: > > Very simple question. > > I don' have listenr.ora file under $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin dir. But > when I try to check the status (or any listenr command ) results in > LSNRCTL> status > Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(PORT=1521)) > TNS-01169: The listener has not recognized the password > > The person who set the listener password on dev machine has left. Now I > want to get rid of the listener password? > > Thanks > Sami > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l